California Republicans called a bluff by Democrats on reparations, and black activists responded by saying they would refuse to vote for the Democratic presidential ticket. The uproar included a protest by leaders in the black community staging protests at the California legislature while Democrats voted to table their own bill on offering reparations. 'What we saw was a complete betrayal by the California Legislative Black caucus against their own constituents.' Videos on social media from the protest captured protesters directly addressing Democrats. “The speaker needs to bring the bills up now, now, now. These are their bills. They have their names on the bills. They’re killing their own bills because they’re scared of the governor,” said a black member of Coalition for a Just and Equitable California. The black caucus tabled the reparations bill and said that more work was needed, but critics accused the caucus of shirking its responsibility in order to keep Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom's presidential hopes alive. “Now listen, they’re gonna see this, and they’re gonna get mad at us," he continued. "They killing their own bills, and then they’re gonna get mad at us. They’re killing their own bills because they’re scared of the governor. We don’t care. Bring the [expletive] bills up now, now, now.”State Sen. Steven Bradford, who introduced the reparations bill, said that the bill would likely be vetoed by Newsom after the group refused to include changes that his office suggested. Other members of the group said the decision would negatively impact black support for the Harris presidential campaign. “The governor needs to understand the world is watching California and this is gonna have a direct impact on your friend Kamala Harris who is running for president," said a black woman. "This is going to have a direct impact, so pull up the bills now, vote on them and sign them. We’ve been waiting for over 400 years.”Kamilah Moore, the chair of California's Reparations Task Force, told KCRA-TV that the decision was "unconscionable" and joined the protests at the legislature. "What we saw was a complete betrayal by the California Legislative Black caucus against their own constituents," said Moore. "They chose to prioritize their own ego and their own self-interest over the people they claim to serve."Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

A homeless man took a swing at a California mayor and then punched a city councilman in the head in broad daylight, the city councilman told Fox News Digital.On August 22, Mayor Chris Branscum, Councilman Dom Belza, and Police Chief Christian Sachs as well as a pair of congressional staffers were walking along the streets of Marysville, California, a city of some 12,000 residents about 40 miles north of Sacramento.'I thought I was hit by a car. I was hit so hard.'The group was examining a historic building that had recently been ravaged by a fire when suddenly a homeless man came up and slugged Mayor Branscum in the back without provocation, Belza told Fox News."We were standing on the sidewalk near the site having a casual conversation. An individual was crossing at the crosswalk. And right as he got to the mayor, who had his back turned, the individual reached back and swung and hit him right square in the back," Belza explained, according to the New York Post."There was no communication, no altercation. There was nothing that instigated the punch. It was just a complete random act of violence."Belza said his "instincts kicked in," and he then chased the suspect — later identified as 36-year-old Derek Hopkins — down the street.Once Belza caught up with the assailant, the man turned and took a swing at him, making contact with the side of his head, he said."After that, I engaged him and took him down to the ground and restrained him until the chief of police was able to get there. We held him in custody until he was officially arrested," Belza continued.Hopkins, who is described as homeless, has been assessed eight charges, including felony assault of a public official and felony elder abuse. His bail has been set at $50,000, the Post reported. As of Wednesday afternoon, Hopkins was still in custody at the Yuba County Jail, records showed.In a statement to Blaze News, Belza confirmed that he did not personally recognize the suspect but heard that local law enforcement was familiar with him.Mayor Branscum, 75, expressed gratitude that his younger companions apprehended his alleged attacker, who apparently struck with some force. "I thought I was hit by a car. I was hit so hard," Branscum recalled. "The next thing I know, there's this guy sliding by me, running, and I yelled an expletive at him.""He's a bada**," Branscum said of Belza, according to KCRA. "So is the chief of police. Dom took him down, and the chief was right there, right behind him. They did a heck of a job."Belza said that the incident is part of a much larger problem throughout the state of California. "This attack is really a result of the soft-on-crime policy that California has implemented over the last 10 years," he told Fox News.Belza also views Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris, who once served as the attorney general of California, as partially responsible for the decline regarding public safety in his state since she once lobbied hard in favor of Proposition 47, which reclassified six minor felony offenses as misdemeanors."As AG she titled the proposition the Safe Schools and Safe Communities Act. What it really did was lower the penalties for retail theft, hard drug possession, and drug dealing down to misdemeanors," Belza told Blaze News.Belza also told Blaze News that Proposition 36, which is on the ballot this November, is a possible solution to the rise in crime."The State is just going to have to suck it up. Rather than spending taxpayers ($26 Billion) on useless homeless programs, and a bullet train to nowhere, they are going to have to spend those dollars on dealing with criminals if Prop 36 passes in November," he told Blaze News."Situations like this are proof that California is not a safe state and that these small, rural communities aren’t safe anymore," he added on Fox News.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Migrants have flooded into America under the Biden administration’s watch, and now American citizens are reaping the not-so-great consequences. In a shocking report from Chicago, emergency dispatch received 911 calls reporting 32 Venezuelan gang members trespassing in the courtyard of an apartment building on the South Side of Chicago, brandishing weapons. Similar reports are being made in Aurora, Colorado. “This is America in 2024, under Joe Biden and ‘border czar’ Kamala Harris,” Sara Gonzales of “Sara Gonzales Unfiltered” comments, disturbed. “Seems to be what happens when we open the border and welcome anyone in.” As the Venezuelan gangs take hold of buildings in Chicago and Aurora, American gang members have been sending warnings via TikTok. One video shows a man with head tattoos with his face-tattooed friend “Big Mod,” driving around with a speaker phone telling the foreigners that they “invented gang violence.” “When you have the gang members who are like ‘we’re taking America back, baby, we ain’t letting them in here,’ you know something’s gone awry,” Gonzales comments. While Gonzales isn’t happy that American cities are being overrun by gangs of illegal immigrants, she does see a silver lining. “I don’t like that this is happening, but if it’s going to happen, nine weeks before an election where people have to make a choice who they want to lead the country and their vision for the future of the country is not a terrible time for Venezuelan gangs to start taking over random cities,” she explains. In addition, new reports claim that 75% of arrests in Midtown Manhattan are now of illegal immigrants, and places like Connecticut are also being warned of the presence of these Venezuelan gangs. The gang has reportedly flooded into 11 different states, and a thousand members have made it into the country illegally. “Coming soon to a state near you,” Gonzales says, “Venezuelan gang members taking over your apartment complexes. This is America. Do you want better? Do you want different? Go to the polls in November.” Want more from Sara Gonzales?To enjoy more of Sara's no-holds-barred take to news and culture, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.

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